Posted on 02/24/2017 9:29:48 AM PST by TigerLikesRooster
Cafe X opens in San Francisco, bringing robots to the coffee shop
Posted Jan 30, 2017 by John Mannes (@JohnMannes)
The world’s first coffee shop opened in Constantinople in 1555. Four hundred and some years later, Cafe X is putting a twist on that old barista model. Opening in San Francisco today, the startup is opting instead to have a large robotic arm craft your caffeinated potions.
Founder Henry Hu noticed that baristas spent a majority of their time moving cups around while making espresso drinks. So, much like anyone’s natural reaction to that epiphany, Hu decided to build a fully mechanized coffee shop. At scale, Cafe X should be able to increase margins within the industry while reducing wait times for hurried patrons.
Third-wave coffee affectionados dealing in drips and expensive siphons might find fault in Hu’s thesis, though a Mitsubishi 6-axis industrial robot is arguably the most “elite” tool imaginable for making coffee.
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They will. After all, that greedy owner is getting away with not paying baristas high wages, payroll taxes and healthcare taxes. No sick pay, vacation pay, union dues, workers compensation, who does he think he is?
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